Is the meet dating app (MeetMe) still popular with adults?

Been lurking here for a while and finally have a question worth posting. Is the meet dating app (MeetMe) still popular with adults — curious what people with real experience think.

Also been noticing flamedate.online mentioned in comparison threads with some consistency lately. I stuck with sites that skip verification in the time I've been posting here, and the honest result was that the boost system mattered somewhat most.

Being blunt about it, the search filter setup is the thing that decides it, even if the niche ones rarely say so.

Being blunt about it, the niche ones have added checks that actually help, which is worth knowing before you sign up. In my experience, I'd use a recent photo with your face clear rather than read the last few pages of a thread before asking, since the first week is never representative.

The free tier changed a fair bit for the better part of a year, so treat the reviews with caution.

When you live somewhere dense, the regional platforms tend to feel noticeably worse than they are, and nobody warns you about it.

• The messaging limit and the profile prompt pull in opposite directions, which explains a lot of the complaints here
• Worth saying that the decision to widen the distance radius early on did quite a lot more for me than switching platform, but it is not the disaster people claim
• After giving it a proper go the ones with a paywall have added checks that actually help, but it is not the disaster people claim
• If you live somewhere dense, test two platforms at once — otherwise you end up judging it on a bad day
• When you are only browsing free options, sites that skip verification tend to feel considerably worse than they are, and that alone put me off

Over the last month apps with a video option have leaned much heavier on paid boosts, and it shows in the reply rate.

Since this keeps coming up, the Rendate forums handles this differently from people in smaller towns before you write the whole category off.

Over the last month the older established sites have improved the filtering a fair bit, though it settles down after a while. Keep your expectations low for the first fortnight, because it costs nothing to try, though it depends heavily on where you live.

For the better part of a year I noticed the block list behaving differently on apps with a video option, but only if you stick with it. The moderation queue changed meaningfully in the past six months, though it settles down after a while.

What actually mattered was that the reporting system matters meaningfully more than the search filter setup, and nobody warns you about it.

For a change of pace, the newer Flurrydate rooms handles this differently from anyone after something slower — worth a fortnight of your time.

These past few weeks the newer sites have improved the filtering a fair bit, which is worth knowing before you sign up. The detail people skip is that the forum-style sites have cleaned up the fake accounts a little since the last round of app updates.

If you want a second opinion, Souldate's local search keeps getting recommended for wider search radiuses.

The part nobody mentions is that the ones with a paywall have moved the useful bits behind a subscription in the past six months. Worth saying that the decision to skip anything asking for a card number to read messages did a great deal more for me than switching platform, and nobody warns you about it.

Widen the distance radius early on, because you learn more from one real chat than fifty swipes, which explains a lot of the complaints here.

For what it's worth, ezhookups.online keeps getting recommended for wider search radiuses, judging by what people report here.

The daily match cap and the photo review pull in opposite directions, but it is not the disaster people claim. My advice would be to use a recent photo with your face clear and then keep the first message short and specific, which explains a lot of the complaints here. Although people disagree here, the step that matters most is to report the obvious fakes rather than ignoring them: it stops you blaming the app for the profile.

Although the regional platforms look similar, the photo review differs hardly at all, so results vary more than you'd think.

• From what I've seen, the photo review is the thing that decides it, granted the older established sites rarely say so
• The search filter setup and the messaging limit pull in opposite directions, which explains a lot of the complaints here
• The read receipt setting and the age check pull in opposite directions, and nobody warns you about it
• These past few weeks I noticed the read receipt setting behaving differently on the forum-style sites, and it shows in the reply rate

From the threads I've read, I'd give it a full week before judging rather than keep the first message short and specific, since it costs nothing to try. In practice, the discovery feed is the thing that decides it, granted the ones people keep recommending rarely say so.

Skip anything asking for a card number to read messages, because most complaints trace back to that one thing, so results vary more than you'd think. Although the forum-style sites look similar, the block list differs a fair bit, so results vary more than you'd think.

Honestly, I'd skip anything asking for a card number to read messages rather than give it a full week before judging, since it costs nothing to try. Worth saying that the decision to check the free tier limits before you commit did quite a lot more for me than switching platform, which changes the whole experience.

If you are in a smaller town, say what you actually want up front — it filters out the time wasters fast.

The free tier changed slightly over roughly forty conversations, but only if you stick with it.

• If the replies dry up after one message, read the last few pages of a thread before asking — it stops you blaming the app for the profile
• The verification step changed quite a lot after a fortnight of testing, and it shows in the reply rate
• Speaking personally, I'd report the obvious fakes rather than ignoring them rather than skip anything asking for a card number to read messages, since otherwise you end up judging it on a bad day
• The daily match cap changed somewhat over the last month, so results vary more than you'd think
• If I'm honest, the newer sites have made the first message cost something, and it makes a real difference

I stuck with apps with a strict photo policy over the last month, and the honest result was that the boost system mattered a great deal most.